Das Projekt „Media & Me“ wurde von der Landesmedienanstalt Saarland ins Leben gerufen, wird vom MedienNetzwerk SaarLorLux e.V. durchgeführt und von der ALIA finanziell unterstützt.
Die Initiative wendet sich an junge Erwachsene aus Belgien, Frankreich, Luxemburg, Rheinland-Pfalz und dem Saarland, die beruflich „irgendwas mit Medien“ vorhaben, ohne sich darüber im Klaren zu sein, welche Berufe es in dieser Sparte gibt, und ob diese den eigenen Vorstellungen und dem persönlichen Charakter entsprechen könnten.
Den Teilnehmern beim Projekt „Media & Me“ wird einen Blick hinter die tägliche die Arbeit von Radio- und Fernsehstationen, Zeitungsredaktionen und Werbeagenturen geboten. In ihrem auf ein Jahr ausgelegten Programm aus gewöhnlich 7 Modulen werden die Teilnehmer begleitet von erfahrenen Redakteuren, Journalisten und Marketingexperten, die ihnen dabei behilflich sind, ihre eigenen Video- und Audiobeiträge, oder tagesaktuelle Zeitungsartikel zu produzieren. Die Teilnehmer erhalten somit einen umfassenden Überblick über verschiedene Medienberufe, deren Voraussetzungen und erfahren durch die praxisbezogenen Übungen, in welchem Berufsfeld ihre Vorlieben und Stärken liegen. Der „etwas andere“ Blick hinter die Kulissen verschiedener Medienunternehmen in der Großregion und eventuelle erste Kontakte für die weitere berufliche Zukunft gehören damit zum Projektprogramm.
Schirmherr des Projektes ist Jan Hofer, Chefsprecher der ARD-Tagesschau, der seine Fernsehkarriere beim Saarländischen Rundfunk begann.
Media & Me 2020 / testimonial
Nella Piccotti, 17.10.2020
One morning, at the end of January, an article published by the “Luxemburger Wort” came to my attention. It addressed a project named “Media & Me” and praised a cross-border experience of the media landscape in Germany, Belgium, France, and Luxembourg. Since I have been interested in studying Media and Communication for a long time, but have only ever done two internships here in Luxembourg, I immediately informed myself further about the project and finally sent my application. My main motivation involved to accumulate a greater knowledge of the job possibilities in the media industry, to get more experience in this domain, to have a chance to see the media landscapes of my neighbouring countries, and of course to establish new contacts in the industry.
Until now, I have participated in four modules, and I am happy that I have two more left, because I have learned and evolved so much. From writing articles, to speaking on the radio, to marketing a product, and even how to handle a press conference, we have done it all. Every one of us twelve has evolved from the start of this year until now. That is because we have the chance to learn from experienced people, who show us their tips and tricks. It would be best if I were job-hunting now, because I have been looking into so many different companies and every one of the employers always encouraged us to do traineeships. However, my focus currently is on school. Still, the employers told us, that if we would want to apply for a traineeship in a few years, we would be very welcome as former participants in Media & Me.
Therefore, I recommend everyone who is interested in the media and communication area, especially in journalism, to apply to Media & Me. Whatever your goal is, from getting an overlook of the media industry to looking for a job, this project will make your life a lot easier. This year, we have a participant who is sixteen years old and one who is nearly thirty, so they have applied out of very different interests; however, Media & Me opened a lot of doors for them two. The team behind the project is also very committed, and they try to make everything work, even if the pandemic this year has not made it easy. I am so grateful to have the chance to get a look at different media and communication branches, to meet so many inspiring and helpful people and all this thanks to an unbelievably dedicated team, the Landesmedienanstalt Saarland, the companies and people involved, and last, but not least, the sponsors, thereof Luxembourg’s media regulator, ALIA.
